Synonyms of roils

roils

verb

present tense third-person singular of roil

1

as in churns

to be in a state of violent rolling motion

the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• churns
• boils
• swirls
• seethes
• spins
• whirls
• stirs
• reels
• moils
• agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subsides
• calms
• abates

2

as in angers

to make angry

the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angers
• infuriates
• enrages
• annoys
• outrages
• inflames
• irritates
• riles
• enflames
• rankles
• maddens
• ires
• offends
• provokes
• aggravates
• ticks off
• mads
• incenses
• steams up
• vexes
• exasperates
• crosses
• rubs the wrong way
• piques
• miffs
• huffs
• affronts
• gets
• burns (up)
• embitters
• ruffles
• gets one's goat
• nettles
• antagonizes
• peeves
• puts out
• envenoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleases
• delights
• relieves
• gratifies
• soothes
• allays
• assuages
• settles
• comforts
• calms
• consoles
• quiets
• appeases
• lulls
• captivates
• pacifies
• placates
• disarms
• beguiles
• mollifies
• charms
• enchants
• conciliates
• bewitches